Lambeth Wellbeing Fund

We are delighted to offer the Lambeth Wellbeing Fund for the ninth year, thanks to a continued partnership with NHS Southeast London and the Public Health Directorate of Lambeth Council involving Lambeth CCG’s ‘Project Smith’ and Lambeth Together. The programme contributes to the Lambeth Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

This small grants programme includes funding from Lambeth CCG’s ‘Project Smith’, an area-based initiative and Lambeth Together both of which help communities to support each other to improve their health and wellbeing. This fund approach encourages solutions from the ground up and builds on local skills and knowledge. The aim of the grants is to improve health and wellbeing in local areas, reduce isolation and increase community inclusion and cohesion.

Funds are targeted towards the improvement of the health and wellbeing of adults across the whole of the borough of Lambeth.

Grant size

Grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 per year are available for projects of up to 12 months.

Eligibility

Themes

Projects must support community groups for ideas and small projects that can support adults with the following priority ‘I’ statements identified by Southwark and Lambeth Integrated Care Citizens Board and Big Lambeth Health Debate:

  1. I can manage my own health and wellbeing (or condition) and I am supported to do this, including having access to information and being able to stay healthy
  2. I have systems in place to help at an early stage to avoid crisis and as small a disruption as possible if a crisis happens and I live independently
  3. I feel part of a community

In addition, we know that loneliness and isolation can contribute to poor physical and mental health. People who have good social connections are healthier and better able to deal with health problems if they arise, including managing long-term health conditions.

We are looking for projects that promote wellbeing, help people to connect with others and address what is known as the Wheel of Wellbeing. The six spokes of the wheel are:

  • Be Active
  • Keep Learning
  • Give
  • Connect
  • Take Notice
  • Care

All projects must:

  • Be working with Adults (18+)
  • Demonstrate how they contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of Lambeth residents
  • Seek to engage those who are not currently accessing activities/services. We are not looking to fund activities supporting an existing cohort of well engaged residents, but we will support the expansion of an existing service to reach out to new participants
  • Meet an identified need. You will need to demonstrate that the project is wanted and needed by communities who will benefit, for example, through consultation or informal feedback
  • Be working with or seek to work in partnership with other local organisations, community groups or service providers including GPs, pharmacies and local facilities such as extra care and sheltered housing schemes
  • Be led by the communities who will benefit

Project should work with one or more of the following priority groups:

  • People living with long term health conditions including chronic pain
  • Isolated elderly
  • Carers
  • LGBTQ+
  • Improving the health and wellbeing of people of colour
  • Refugee and asylum seekers and people with no recourse to public funds
  • Men’s health

We are also interested in:

  • Young people (18-25) who are disabled
  • Young mums (18-30) (intergenerational projects with young mums under 18 will also be considered)
  • Spanish/Spanish Latin American speaking elders
  • 25+ for people living with a learning disability who are 25 years+
  • Young dads 18-30 and isolated parents
  • Survivors of domestic violence
  • Survivors of violence against women and girls
  • People experiencing conflict (in need of mediation or conflict resolution)

Additional criteria

  • Individual Lambeth residents or groups of residents can apply for this funding. However, you must apply with the support of an organisation that can hold the funding for you and act as a ‘nurture organisation’. The nurture organisation should be a local organisation that you already have a relationship with. Please see the fund guidelines for more details on the role of a nurture organisation.
  • All applicant organisations must have an income of less than £100,000 per annum (in the last accounting year). The income threshold does not apply to nurture organisations.
  • All applicant organisations, individuals and nurture organisations must be based in Lambeth.

If you need help in understanding the fund priorities or would like to discuss your application the following sessions are available:

Source of funding

NHS South East London and the Public Health Directorate of the London Borough of Lambeth.

How to apply

To apply to this fund, please take a look at the fund guidelines and application form guidance by clicking on the buttons below or at the top right-hand side of the screen and then clicking on the 'Apply now' button.

If you need help in understanding the fund priorities or would like to discuss your application the following sessions are available:

Lambeth Wellbeing Fund Workshops

The workshops will provide an update on Project Smith, an overview of the fund, a walkthrough of the application form, an update from a funded project and a chance for networking with local community connectors. Please only attend one session:

Session 1- 15th January 6pm-8pm

Session 2- 24th January 12pm-2pm

Lambeth Wellbeing Fund Ideas Appointments – 20-min bookable slots

We are offering 20-min surgery slots throughout January for you to applicants who have questions relating to their application. These slots will be available to book through the online application portal once you have started completing your application form.

Deadlines

Midday on Friday 31st January 2025 (No late applications will be accepted).

Contact details

If you have any questions or would like to discuss any element of the fund or your application, please contact Callum Stubbs, Programme Manager at callum.stubbs@londoncf.org.uk or on 020 7582 5117.

Apply now Fund guidelines (PDF) See our eligibility criteria